Dr Habil. Justyna Bugaj, Associate Professor

Professor at the Krakow University of Economics. A graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and the Częstochowa University of Technology. She has worked at the Jagiellonian University in Kracow and the WSB Academy in Dąbrowa Górnicza. She served as the Rector’s Proxy for Quality of Education at the Jagiellonian University. She is the author of numerous scientific and popular publications in the fields of management and quality sciences, focusing on strategic management, strategic development, accreditation, and quality management in education. She has participated in many national and international projects, including UNA Europa (1EUROPE), Sustainable Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Learning and Teaching (SQELT), Learning and Teaching Space in Higher Education (LTSHE), and Masters of Didactics (two editions). For the past 18 years, she has been conducting trainings and workshops as an expert for university rectors, deans, academic staff, and professional administrative personnel. Recently, she has been publishing on topics related to strategic university management, quality management in education, and is actively engaged in the popularization of science.

Research Interests

The main goal in my work is the broad development of the academic community. I pursue this through active involvement in the strategic development of the university, enhancing the quality of education, and participating in international research projects and publications.

My main research topics include:

• Strategic university development, including future scenarios, foresight, audits, restructuring, and networks;
• Development of academic staff competencies, including academic, teaching, and project careers;
• Academic community development, focusing on university values and employee relations;
• Quality management in education, including process and procedure improvement, evaluation of learning outcomes, and collaboration with the socio-economic environment.

During diploma seminars (primarily at the master’s and doctoral levels), I engage students in scientific work where they address research problems in the fields of management and quality sciences, while also responding to employer needs.